How to see it
HIP 66524 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66524: right ascension 13h 38m 9s, declination −50° 20′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 66524. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66524, HD 118450, Gaia DR3 6070376179105170048. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6070376179105170048
- HIP
- 66524
- HD
- 118450
- gaia_dr3
- 6070376179105170048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62